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Textile art from southern Appalachia : the quiet work of women Cover Image

Textile art from southern Appalachia : the quiet work of women / Kathleen Curtis Wilson.

Wilson, Kathleen Curtis. (Author). American History Textile Museum, (host institution.). Frank H. McClung Museum (Knoxville, Tenn.), (host institution.). Kentucky Folk Art Center (Morehead State University), (host institution.). National Museum of Scotland, (host institution.). North Carolina Museum of History, (host institution.).

Summary:

Features forty-four coverlets and two quilts made by hand weavers who lived in Western North Carolina, Eastern Kentucky, East Tennessee, and Southwest Virginia. Ms. Wilson has spent many years researching southern Appalachian overshot coverlet weaving.

Record details

ISBN: 157072198X
ISBN: 1570721998
Physical Description: xiv, 106 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 29 cm
Publisher: Johnson City, Tenn. : Overmountain Press, [2001]
Copyright: ©2001

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General Note:

"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Textile Art from Southern Appalachia: The Quiet Work of Women ; organized and presented by the American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, in association with the Center for Appalachian Studies and Services at East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, and the Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky."

Exhibition Schedule: American Textile History Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts, February 4-May 27, 2001; Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead State University, Kentucky, July 24-September 23, 2001; Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, October 5, 2001-February 3, 2002; North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 7-July 7, 2002; National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, November 9, 2002-February 16, 2003.